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Ardabil province
Province in Region 3, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Ardabil County.
For the city, see Ardabil.
Ardabil Province (Persian: استان اردبیل) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.[4] The province is in the northwest of the country, in Region 3, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Iranian provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan.[5] Spanning an area of 18,011 km2, and established in 1993, Ardabil was carved out of the eastern part of East Azerbaijan Province.
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Ardabil Province
Persian: استان اردبیل | |
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![]() Location of Ardabil Province within Iran | |
Coordinates: 38°26′N 48°06′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 3 |
Capital | Ardabil |
Counties | 12 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Hamed Ameli |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Hassan Ameli and Fakhreddin Mousavi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Hassan Ameli |
Area | |
• Total | 17,800 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,270,420 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azerbaijani Tati Talysh |
HDI (2017) | 0.756[3] high · 28th |
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province had a population of 1,209,968 in 281,433 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,248,488 people in 337,943 households.[7] According to the census of 2016, the population of Ardabil province had risen to 1,270,420 inhabitants in 377,423 households.[2]